Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold The book was published in

The book was published in 1936 by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld

on a red felt strip)

The blade is unmarked but exhibits a beautiful faux temper lines by the edge on both sides of the blade

overlaid by a central white woven disk bearing a multi-piece black rayon swastika

In silver with red and green enamels

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Kochert, in Case Hold The book was published in(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white